GENERAL PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

This section gives an overview of the performances of the different components of ISOCAM and of the limitations due to the effects that impact observations.

• Observing with the ISOCAM detector arrays
• Filters
• Circular Variable Filters (CVF)
• Polarizers and polarization maps
• Dark measurements
  • Dark measurement as an OPERATION
• Flat-field measurements
• CLEAN Procedure for LW array
• FLASH-MODE for the SW channel
• Noise Components
  • The different components of the SW array noise
  • The different components of the LW array noise
  • Time series
  • Pointed observations
  • Beam-switching
  • Micro-scan
• Photometric accuracy